By Leah Shafer June 02, 2005

Sometimes the apple falls really, really far from the tree. In the case of my mom and me, I think I landed in a different time zone. Not in all areas, mind you, mostly in regard to pesky life-maintenance tasks like cleaning. You see, she is super-duper clean. At her North Dallas home, there is no "five-second rule" for food: I could knead bread... More >>>